New Zealand vs Pacific island small states: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

New Zealand
110.2%
in 2018
Pacific island small states
92.8%
in 2013
New Zealand rank
18th
Pacific island small states rank
21st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • New Zealand
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 110.2% against 92.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 17.4%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 18th and Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 193 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 92.4% 82.6% 9.8% New Zealand
1980s 93.1% 84.4% 8.7% New Zealand
1990s 103.8% 85.5% 18.4% New Zealand
2000s 111.5% 88.5% 23.0% New Zealand
2010s 111.3% 92.7% 18.5% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, New Zealand or Pacific island small states?
New Zealand, at 110.2% against 92.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between New Zealand and Pacific island small states?
17.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Pacific island small states?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
How do New Zealand and Pacific island small states rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
New Zealand ranks 18th and Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.